jetter

\ʒɛ.te\

/\ʒɛ.te\/ verb

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The verdict

“jetter” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #42,961. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,961
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Couler (une statue en métal).

Corpus desk

Index FR-jetter · jetter · French

jetter · rank #42,961 · 6 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,961
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH jetais

Nearest frequency peer: jetais (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « jetter »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « jetter » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

jetter vs jettes
83% similar
jetter vs jeûner
67% similar
jetter vs jettera
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for jetter
PropertyValue
Headwordjetter
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʒɛ.te\
Letters6
Frequency rank#42,961
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « jetter »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.jetterse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « jetais » (#42,960), « joaillier » (#42,963), « juke » (#42,964). Parmi 957 lemmes en « J », « jetter » est au #42,961. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around jetter (IPA \ʒɛ.te\), averb. Corpus frequency is #42,961 among 957 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Couler (une statue en métal).".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for jetter, with forms such as "ejtter", "jetetr", and "jetterr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "jettes", "jeûner", "jettera", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is jetter, spelled J-E-T-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Couler (une statue en métal).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how jetter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Comment se jettent les figures de bronze ?
  2. M. Pigal, Artiste célebre, riche, trés-occupé, demande six mois au moins pour jetter en bronze un cheval de trois pieds de haut : donc un Artiste moins occupé en demanderoit autant !

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ejtter
  • jetetr
  • jetterr
  • jettre
  • jjetter
  • jteter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jetter - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ejtter2jetetr2jetterr1jettre2jjetter1jteter2
Edit distance from "jetter"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jetter"?
"jetter" is spelled J-E-T-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒɛ.te\.
What does "jetter" mean?
As a verb, "jetter" means: Couler (une statue en métal).
What words are commonly confused with "jetter"?
"jetter" is commonly confused with "jettes", "jeûner", "jettera". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jetter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jetter" is \ʒɛ.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jetter" come from?
"jetter" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "jetter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

jetais#42,960kebabs#42,969landon#42,973inique#42,947

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Lyle6 variantsGiono6 variantsmuseo6 variantsfrog6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list